They had their chances, but in the end, the Ducks simply came up short. They saw their modest two-game winning streak snapped in a 3-0 loss against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum, the tail end of a back-to-back set and the finale of a five-game road trip. The Ducks finished their road trip with a 2-2-1 record and points in three of five.

Nostalgia will be in the air today as the Ducks finish off their five-game road trip against the New York Islanders. That's because the site of the game isn't in Brooklyn at Barclays Center where the Islanders have played since the 2015-16 season. Instead, it'll be at the iconic Nassau Coliseum where the Islanders called home from 1972 to 2015. This season, the Isles split their home games between the two venues and will do so until at least 2021.

Don't look now, but all of a sudden the Ducks have themselves a winning streak. It's a modest one, currently two games in length, but it's a step in the right direction and a welcomed breath of fresh air. Not all wins are pretty. In fact, most of them are not. Such was the case today in a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.

The Ducks have recalled center Sam Carrick from the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim's primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

After a much-needed victory on Thursday, the Ducks will look to keep building as they take on the New Jersey Devils today at 10 a.m. PT. As tough as it was on the Ducks during their recent slump, their 3-0 win over the Minnesota Wild two nights ago lifted a massive weight off of their shoulders.

One month to the day before the Anaheim Ducks retire his father Scott's jersey, longtime Anaheim Jr. Duck Jackson Niedermayer committed to play college hockey at Arizona State.

Jackson is the 21st player with ties to the Jr. Ducks to make an NCAA Division I commitment in the past five seasons, and he becomes the eighth player from the 2001 birth year team - coached by his father and Craig Johnson - to commit.

In the words of the late, great Etta James, "Attttt lasssttttttt."

A winless streak that reached 12 consecutive games finally ended tonight when the Ducks defeated the Minnesota Wild, 3-0, at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night. The win came exactly one month to the day of their last victory on December 17 in Pittsburgh. Unlike in recent shortcomings, there weren't any blown leads tonight. There weren't any letdowns. There weren't any disappointments. Instead, the Ducks collectively rose to the challenge by jumping out to a 3-0 lead within the first eight minutes of the game.

Improved play, but similar results. Such is the case with the Ducks, who despite stringing together more consistent performances lately have suffered the same fate. It happened in Winnipeg on Sunday and again two nights ago in Detroit. Leads vanished, games vanquished.

The Ducks have acquired center Derek Grant from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for center Joseph Blandisi.

Grant, 28 (4/20/90), has earned 14-22=36 points in 177 career NHL games with Ottawa, Calgary, Buffalo, Nashville, Anaheim and Pittsburgh. The 6-3, 215-pound center posted a team-leading 57.1 faceoff win percentage, while collecting 2-3=5 points and a +3 rating in 25 games with Pittsburgh this season.

The Ducks have acquired defenseman Michael Del Zotto from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Luke Schenn and a 2020 seventh-round draft pick.

Del Zotto, 28 (6/24/90), has played in 589 career NHL games with the New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks, earning 54-161=215 points with 258 penalty minutes (PIM). The 6-0, 201-pound defenseman had 1-3=4 points with a +3 rating in 23 games with the Canucks this season.